Updating University Leadership to Address New Societal Challenges

Universidade Católica Portuguesa is organising the seminar ‘Updating University Leadership to Address New Societal Challenges,’ taking place on 2 and 3 June.

Destined for high leadership staff throughout the Transform4Europe Alliance, this programme aims to equip higher education leaders with the necessary skills to navigate and respond to the complex challenges of contemporary society. It brings together 11 universities, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange to prepare leadership for future demands.

The programme includes a combination of online sessions and four in-person seminars held at different universities, with the following topics: Responsible Leadership, Global Leadership, Leadership in AI-Driven Environments and Sustainable Leadership.

Programme Seminar 1:
Pre seminar’s survey | With Arménio Rego, Director of Lead.Lab and professor at Católica Porto Business School (CPBS)

2 June
Porsche Room – Américo Amorim Building

9 a.m. – 12 noon
Module I: Economic impact: Growing and managing the university’s business network

• Sharing experiences in growing collaborative business networks in Cambridge and Antwerp | Wayne Visser, Professor of Practice in Regenerative Business, Innovation and Technology at CPBS
• Sharing the journey and lessons learned in building the Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration Hub | With António Vasconcelos, Industry fellow at CPBS, Luis Rochartre, Industry fellow at CPBS, João Pinto, Dean at CPBS, and Manuela Pintado, Director of the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry

2-5 p.m.
Module II: Social impact: Building and managing the university’s community relations

• Raul Rodriguez, Vice-President at Woxsen University
• Isabel Braga da Cruz, Vice-Rector at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and Sérgio Almeida, Industry fellow at CPBS

3 June
Porsche Room – Américo Amorim Building
9 a.m. – 12 noon
Module III: Environmental impact: Measuring and managing the university’s ecological footprint

• Sharing the experiences of making Antwerp Management School sustainable and circular | With Geert Vyncke from Antwerp Management School
• Introducing standards and KPIs to measure and report the environmental impacts of universities | With Wayne Visser, Professor of Practice in Regenerative Business, Innovation and Technology at CPBS
• Seminar’s survey | Arménio Rego, Director of Lead.Lab and professor at CPBS